Mom delivers 16th child, thinking of more

[Ronin]

16 kids is nuts, just nuts

She just loves the pain i guess
Or would it stop hurting after 5 or 6 births?

[Julie]

No it doesnt get any easier
well i havent had 16 so maybe i am wrong. But i have 4 and i can tell you that the 4th hurt just as much as the first!
The only difference is that you know what to expect after your first..

[Patrick]

I guess it varies...I've heard some women say that it hurts less, the more pregnancies she has had. But, that could be because she knos what to expect. Still, I couldn't imagine holding a baby for around 16 years.

[bandnerd]

I don't know how anyone could justify having that many kids. But if it's that hard to keep it in your pants and out of hers, then I guess go for it.

I don't see how any of those kids would get enough individual attention. I watched the TLC special on them when they were about to have their 15th child (I think) and it seemed the kids did a lot of the work around the house, and the older children were basically raising the young ones. That's a little messed up--but it's not that different from kids in lower income families raising their younger siblings when mommy is out turning tricks and daddy's in jail. At least these kids have plenty of food on the table.